Postcard from DAR to Mrs. Cahoon

Post card: Origsize: 5.5" x 3.5"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Post card

Origsize: 5.5" x 3.5"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI

Name/Title

Postcard from DAR to Mrs. Cahoon

Entry/Object ID

2000.FIC.02.143

Scope and Content

Post card from the DAR to Mrs. Joel Cahoon. The postcard relates the DAR's efforts to solicit funds to create the "Columbian Liberty Bell". The DAR solicited funding but the response from members was "not cordial". The bell was cast anyway and was a huge success at the Columbian Exibition and on the 4th of July celebration in Chicago. The postcard goes on to request that each member purchase a copy of the "Liberty Primer." Front: POSTAL CARD ONE CENT United States of America. Printed 1 cent stamp of Thomas Jefferson THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY Mrs. Joel B. Cahoon North Dover Ohio.

Collection

Early Family Papers: Cahoon

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McDowell, William O.

Person or Organization

Cahoon, Margaret Van Allen

Related Entries

Notes

2000.FIC.02.136, 2000.FIC.02.137, 2000.FIC.02.138, 2000.FIC.02.139, 2000.FIC.02.140, 2000.FIC.02.141, 2000.FIC.02.142, 2000.FIC.02.144, 2000.FIC.02.145